The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-10-06

rev Fcrsios says Shall not come iGis
J ladgmsGi --''bai is passed frem death
auto life A man came 10 me and said q
deaf agree siih you, Mr. Moody. "whi
, ~LslY" with yopr dee,riDe "whs
is ny "Yon preach doolflHt ibsia mat
. saved by believing ! said yes III
, said "a dont believe 10 H. said II
cant heip IL: IL "a ioand 10 the word 81
God. But be said il j. not nas0ns
be Said |. "well. God Is above oul
rc3son. Wben nsn fell. reason fell aioDs
with him. "Dui, be says. ~, IL al Oh
reasonable thing 10 teach that a man il
saved simply by believing How Is thai
going 10 Affect bis liieg' said. III thai
"a 81 your officially | can help you cut Al
o1oe. He said You can not. ! said,
Il sill make you believe il In three min
aiss II yea can GOT see bow man Gao
b. ssiecied BY .hai b. believes eau hrlp
you oni q tbs dihaully. y a Aa0 opees
ibst door and icks lis bead ~ aud says
1tls bailliag Is 90 FIRE. Il you aad 1 be
liefud u vs. would get oai, Nouldpt wcf
IIe eaid. .yasT "Wcll. that would be
acting upon what NC believe, No man
eau believe these lhinss without liz life
being changed. II vail change tho whole
cnfrunt u llls Il is the one thing that
God gives Us Three millions Of people
Of ihe world cannot hear iiome are sick
aud cannot walk But, thank God. they
all can believe God don't ask you TO
believe without testimony You might as
well ask man TO see without eyes, or to
bear without ears, unless you give him
testimony. For six thousand years We
have been trying TO break Gods words.
Believe whst2 Why. believe what be has
promised to do. HE that belieyeth on
me hath everlasting life. Let disease and
death come. | have got this word II
has not been broken. They have not
broken the word Of God What we want
is to get the word like that and build our
hopes upon it. Verify, say unto you.
be that heareth my words, and belieyetb
on him that sent me hath everlasting life,
aud shall not pass into condemnation, but
is passed from death unto life Thank
God for that II is simple. II is taking
God al his word Now have something
In my hand. You do not know what it is,
bat II tell you what it is you will believe
IL; | do not think there is one here that
would refuse 10 believe it, | have 10 my
hand key. Do you believe have key
10 my hand? Do you believe it, my boy?
addressing one 10 the audience) II you
do. what makes yon believe it, You don't
see the key People say, II don't believe
what cant see. What makes you be
lieve ] have seyY Ca voice 10 the au-
dience-" Because you say so. J" How do
you know didn't lie about it2 Why, you
take my testimony for ii; you do not be
lieye l would stand up here and tell lie
abont it. Well, now, there Is sight, But
until ! open my hand 1t is u matter OF
faith You just believe my word about it.
Now take God at his word. and see if the
light OF eternity does not flash into you
soul this night II is not anything very
miraculous. He says, You receive the
witness, the Master. The witness OF God
that is greater than all others Receiv
Him, believe HIN, not yourself
Now il is ouly 10 trust him, aud while
| am speaking you just say, Lord Jesus
Christ. will trust You to save me. Seal
my heart ] cannot trust myself can
trust God easier than | can d. L. Moody.
| can believe the Bible. My heart hae
deceived me a thousand times, but that
book has never deceived me once Tha'
book is far easier TO believe than myself |
just put your confidence in Him. Trust
Him.
Well, the last word is take Him" |
remember being in st. Louis when lady |
came TO me and said, You very often say
take, Is that word take 10 the Bible?"
| am.very thankful to God it is. My
trouble is to get my sermons with which
to drive the text home ! pity the fellows
who have TO go TO Shakespeare for texts.
Said she. II bave been hunting for the
word take and cannot find it. I" said,
'Ynn are as we'll acquainted with that
verse as any IN the Bible" 'She sail,
"Wbere is it?" SAID the book is sealed
up with take Almost The las, thing in
the Bible il take ''She said, "Where?"
II said. Don't yon remember where it
SAYS, 'Whosoyer viii, let him take OF the
water OF life finely" Why, she said,
'hov sweet never saw ii Ia that light
before. All we have got TO dc is To take "
said, Yes; that Is all II will take
the cup of salvation. ADD we will pass 1t
. -ound tonight Now you can dash it
rom Won and perish 10 your sin. Who
will take the cup OF salvation" tonight?
Do yon remember the last Invitation sent
iown TO the worldt He said to John. II ,
want you to write some messages to the
,hurch The hand OF God Was upon lin ,
md bis pen went very easy. The last in.
ritaiion he let down into this thirsty world
vas. Take the water OF life freely Here
I Is Now will you take it2 Come,
mother sill you take III Father, will
ron take IL? Who will take itg Who will
. drA.t. 4a, a., a. - h,..st Uf "a tIi t.ka "a .
Tod help you TO take II uow. and IL
oulJ eefsom s1ai 10 NJ nehvst.-r would
,e thousand times pa tor copiing. |
woald like by aud by upon the hilltops
1 glory 10 NEE, sotae aho have come mp +
o eternal glory irlm Manchester who d
ould tell me Of the dag l came over here /
. a iunerai % oae Of the dearest friends i
yer had. sud that thai was the day OF